Maurice wrote: “I’m sure you all know about the tragedy that happened to Bartley Finnegan’s daughter, Ellen, and after consulting with his family members, he was truly grateful for the effort the Fire Brigade put in to trying to save Ellen and the way they went above and beyond the call of duty on the fateful night in question.

“I’m trying to raise money to give to Bartley so that he in turn can give this to the crew involved.

“Bartley is a personal friend and business colleague of ours and I just want to try and help. Maybe this can be a way of showing his gratitude and appreciation for the guys in question.

“I shall give Bartley the donations so that he can personally give it to the crew.